Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

APRA Revises Investment Governance Standards for Super Funds

By Editors | 29/09/2021

A new consultation proposes enhancements to stress testing, valuation and liquidity management practices that will take effect from 1 January 2023.

ESG / Sustainability

SEC Issues Climate Reporting ‘Wake-Up Call’ to Listed Companies

By ESG Investor | 29/09/2021

Letters from the SEC covering topics such as materiality demonstrate the agency’s commitment to climate, says Aniket Shah at Jefferies.

Market Infrastructure

RBA Issues Recommendations to Address Risk Issues at ASX

By Editors | 29/09/2021

The RBA has asked ASX to address operational risk and governance issues, as well as develop a framework to address margin procyclicality.

Securities / Derivatives

PCAOB Adopts Rule on Delisting ‘Non-compliant’ Chinese Firms

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/09/2021

The new rule could result in mass delistings of Chinese companies from the US market in 2024 unless the PCAOB is granted access to inspect Chinese audits.

Market Infrastructure

Singapore Seeks to Become Global Hub for Carbon Trading

By Editors | 29/09/2021

To scale up carbon trading in the city, Singapore plans to work with Climate Impact X, a collaboration between SGX, DBS, Standard Chartered and Temasek.

ESG / Sustainability

BOK to Boost Investment in ESG-related Stocks, Bonds

By Editors | 28/09/2021

The BOK will exclude companies and sectors with low ESG scores from its investment universe in its foreign currency reserves management.

Enforcement

Enforcement Should Drive Good Conduct, says HKEX’s Jon Witts

By Manesh Samtani | 28/09/2021

HKEX’s approach to enforcement is designed to drive better conduct, governance and compliance culture, says Head of Listing Enforcement Jon Witts.

Market Infrastructure

ANNA Service Bureau Receives Infrastructure Upgrade

By Editors | 28/09/2021

The enhancements will provide more effective tools for data management, including streamlined data processing and improved communication between contributors.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Goes Live with New Market Access Platform

By Editors | 28/09/2021

The new central gateway offers “improved performance and reduced latency” compared with the vendor-supplied platform it replaces, HKEX said.